Building construction



Oct. 28, 1930. SATTERLEE 1,779,713

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION F il'ed May 2, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 avweutomfiery (SQ/ n ea,

Oct. 28, 1930. P, ATTERLEE 1,779,713

BUILDING CONS TRUGTION Filed May 2, 192a 2Sheets-Sheet 2' l I l l 1 1 Il 5 HO;

vweuto u 6 rey a//er/e@ broken -away Patented Oct. 28, 1930 PERCYSATTEBLEE, OI. DETROIT, MICHIGLN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Application filedKay 2', was. Serial No. 274,404.

The present invention pertains to a novel building constructionconcerning principally the outside walls and roof. v

The principal object of the invention is to a utilize metal studding andjoists in these parts of a'building instead of the wooden studding' andjoists which are usually employed. The inventionprovides further fornovel means of supporting and anchoring the wall and roof construction,and for the formation of dead air or insulating spaces at the walls androof.

An important feature of the invention is that the metal used for thestudding and joists ma be of standard or stock dimensions rea y to becut into'the desired lengths. It will be seen that the invention doesnot reuire the fabrication of specially shaped or dimensioned sectionsof metal. Stock material may be delivered-to the job and there cut intoproper lengths as needed.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the followingdescription and in the accompanying drawing, in which-'- Figure 1 is avertical section through a wall and roof construction according to theinvention;

Fig. 2-is a horizontal section on the line 22 of Figure 1;

on the line 3-3 .ofFigure 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of asomewhat modified wallconstruction,

broken away in parts for the purpose of illustration;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail in perspective of the construction shownin Figures 1 and 2; and

Fig. 6 is an inside elevation of the wall,

in several places for the purpose of illustration.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characterswhich are employed to desi nate corresponding parts throughout.

In igure 1 is illustrated a concrete foundation 1 which may be made byusual methods and on which is laid a bottom plate 2, preferably of angleiron, and anchored to the foundation by 'hooks 3. On the plate 2 1smounted a series of studs 4 which in turn- Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of the roof are surmounted byan upper plate 5 extendinghorizontally over their ends and suitably riveted thereto as clearlyshown in Figure 1. It will be seen that the angular formation of themembers 2 and 5 prevents the studs from falling forwardly or rearwardlyof the roposed wall and further maintains the stu s in verticalposition, particularly if riveted to the studs and when a roof structureis supported on' the top plate.

At suitable intervals representing the distance between floors, anglebars 2- are secured across the studding in horizontal position, and theends of floor joists 5 are secured upon the angle irons. Asuitable floorstructure 5"" is built on the joists.

On the foundation 1, outwardly of the studding is built a facing 6 whichin Figure 1 consists of brickveneer laid in horizontal courses in theusual manner. Horizontal furring rods 7 are supported by the studs 4 atdefinitely spaced intervals and are held by wire clips 8. The studs 4are preferably of angular forma tion, although other standard sectionsmay be used, and in this case the clip consists merely of a wire doubledto pass around the rod and having its ends bent as at 9 over one of theedges of the angle stud. The clip is thus slidable on the stud 4 topermit adjustment of the rod 7 to the desired height and is tightened bydriving a nail 10 between itand the side of the angle parallel to thefacing as shown more clearly in Figures 1 and 4. This arrangement causesspaces to be formed between the wire and the stud atopposite sides ofthe nail, and these spaces are used for a purpose which will presently apear.

The object of the furring ro s is to aid in sup orting the facing 6 fromthe studs. Accor 'ngly, strips of expanded metal or lath 11 are foldedover the rods and inserted in the mortar 12 between courses of brick asclear- 1 ly shown in Figure 1. In this manner the facing is anchored tothe studdin A layer of mortar or plaster 13 is applie to the inner sideof the facing to serve as wind bracing.

In the modification shown in Figure 4 the brick is replaced by a facingof stucco plaster 14. In this case 7 the attachment between the facingand the rods consists of metal lath 15 laid vertically against thefurrin rods 7 and attached thereto by twisted wire 16. After the facinghas thus been applied to the lath, the facing is further built up at theback for wind bracing by a layer 17 of the same material applied to theexposed side of the lath 15.

Wall boards 18 are now applied to the inner side of the studding forinsulation purposes. These boards are preferably twice as wide as thedistances between studs, andit is therefore possible to position thebutt joints 19 on alternate studs. Where the board overlies one of theprotruding nails 10. the board is apertured as at 20 in order to lieflat. The boards are secured to the studs 5 by channels 21 arranged sothat the side edges thereof engage the boards at opposite sides of thejoint. The joint is therefore sealed so that the insulating effect inthis region is improved. Light furring 22 is now applied to the backs ofthe channels 21 at right angles thereto and are bound by wire clips 23passing through the aperture 20 and through the spaces between the wire8 and stud 4 at opposite sides of the nail 10. This construction isclearly shown in Figure 5 which also illustrates that the free ends ofthe ties 23 are twisted for the purpose of tightening. Similar securingmeans may also be applied at those studs which do not register with oneof the butt joints, and in such case the attachment is made through theaperture 20. It will be seen by reference to Figure 5 that the bindingof the furring 22 against the channel 21 in the manner described alsobinds the channel against the boards 19, and the boards against the stud4.

Prior to applying the channels 21 and 22, the ties 23 are passedaround-the clip 8, and the hole 20 is filled with quick setting plasticmaterial which secures the board 18 temporarily to the stud 4, until theties 23'are tightened on the channels.

Wall boards or lath may now be applied to the channels 22 to form an airspace defined by the channels 21 and 22, but the width of the air spacemay be still further increased, if desired, by applying vertical furringmembers 24 at right angles to the members 22 as shown in Figure 2. Inthe latter case wire ties 25 are used to tie the members 24 to thefurring 22. Metal lath 26 or plaster board is now laid and tied againstthe furring 24, and the final wall plaster 27 is applied to the metallath.

It will be apparent that the wall structure thus built extends merelybetween joists and fails to enter the spaces between the upper and lowerplanes of any given joist. Thus, there will remain certain bare stripsextending horizontally of the wall and having the width of the joists.spaces shall not constitute weak spots in the wall insulation, they arefilled with suitable In order that these insulating material 28 againstthe studding as shown in Figures 1 and 6.

The roof structure also has a metallic frame consisting of metal rafters29 secured to the upper plates 5 by means of brackets 30. Wall boards 31are laid directly beneath the'rafters 29 which are preferably angular,and are held thereagainst by channel members 32 tied to the anglemembers by wire clips 33. It will be seen in Figure 3 that, as in Figure5, the joints between plaster boards are brought against the rafters 29in which case the channels 32 eifectively cover the joints topreventleakage. Coarse light wire mesh 3a is laid over the rafters andpermitted to sag therebetween. The rafters are buried in looseinsulating material 35 such as a mixture of wood shavings and gypsumplaster. and roofing paper 36 is laid thereon. T he roof is now finishedby shingles 37 laid over the paper 36. Light channel furring and metallath may be attached to the underside of the roof construction in thesame manner as described in connection with the walls if insideplastering is desired directly beneath the roof construction.

Angle iron is recommended for the studding and rafters inasmuch as it isadapted to have one side flush against the plaster boards and thusdisposed inwardly, thereby bring only an edge, and hence a comparativelysmall area, into contact with the outer part of the wall structure, sothat the conductivity at this contact is considerably reduced.

Although specific embodiments of the invention have been illustrated anddescribed, it will be understood that various alterations in the detailsof construction may be made without departing from the scope of the in-1 vention as indicated by the appendedclaims.

What I claim is 1. A building construction comprising studding, a clipslidable thereon, a furring rod carried by said clip, and means fortightening said clip on said rod.

2. A building construction comprising studding, a clip consisting of alooped wire having an end hooked over an edge of said studding to slidethereon. a furring rod passed through the loop of said clip, and awedging member driven between said studding and said clip to tighten thelatter on the studding.

3. A building construction comprising studding, insulating boardsapplied thereto and having one face in contact therewith, said boardsbeing positioned to form a butt joint at said studding, a channel memberlaid over said joint and having its sides in contact with said boards atopposite sides of the joint, and securing means connecting said channelmember to said studding and passing through said boards.

4. A building construction comprising studding, insulating boardsapplied thereto and having one face in contact therewith, light furringapplied to the other face, securing means connecting said furring tosaid studding. and passing through said boards, additional furringapplied to the first named furring at right .angles thereto, a lath basefor interior plaster wall applied to the second named furring andforming an air space with m said first named boards.

5. In a building construction, parallel frame members, wall boardsapplied to said members and having one face in engagement therewith,said boards being positioned to form a butt joint at one of said framemembers, a channel member laid over said joint and having its sides incontact with the boards at opposite sides of said joint, and securingmeans joining said channel member to 20 one of said frame members andpassing through said boards.

6. In a building construction, metal studding, clips attached to saidstudding and spaced therefrom in part, wall board applied 25 to saidstudding and apertured to expose the spaced parts of said clips,clamping members applied to the face of said board opposite thestudding, and securing means oining said clamping members to the spacedparts of said clips and passing through said apertures.

7. A building construction comprising studding, facing material appliedto said studding, furring rods laid across said studding, clips securingsaid furring to the studding, anchoring members connected to saidfurring and embedded in said facing, wall boards applied to saidstudding at the side opposite said furring rods and apertured to exposesaid clips, clamping members applied to said boards at the face oppositesaid studding, and securing means joining said clamping members to saidclips and passing through said apertures.

8. A building construction com rising studding, a wall of brick adjacentan parallel thereto, a furring rod carried by said studding, and lathattached to said rod and inserted between courses of said wall.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

PERCY SATTERLEE.

